The Impact of Modifying Negative Self-Statements and Enhancing Communication Skills on Changing the Patterns of Insecure Attachment among a Sample of 9th And 10th Graders In Irbid District.

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of modification of

negative self-statements and a training program on communication skills

in the modification of insecure attachment styles among a sample of

adolescents. The population of the study consisted of (143) students in the

ninth and tenth grades in one of the primary schools in Irbid governorate. To

achieve the purposes of the study, the researchers developed an attachment

scale, which consisted of (24) items. Based on the scores of these students on

the attachment scale, the sample of the study was selected, which consisted

of (30) students, who were assigned into three groups: Two experimental

groups, and one control group. Each group consisted of (10) students. One

of the experimental groups received a counseling program on modification

of negative self-statement, and the second experimental group received a

training program on communication skills, while the control group did not

receive any treatment program. Results showed that modification of negative

self-statements was more effective than not having treatment on the secure

attachment style in the post-test and the follow-up test, and it was also more

effective than no treatment on the anxious attachment style in the follow-up

test, and more effective than communication skills on the secure attachment

style in the follow-up test. On the other hand, the communication skills

program was more effective than no treatment on the secure attachment style

in the follow-up test.